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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Ferulic Acid and P-Coumaric Acid Synergistically Attenuate Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through HDAC1/PPARG-Mediated Free Fatty Acid Uptake.

Kaili Cui, Lichao Zhang, Xiaoqin La, Haili Wu, Ruipeng Yang, Hanqing Li, Zhuoyu Li

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kaili CuiInstitute of Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Lichao ZhangInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Xiaoqin LaInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Haili WuCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Ruipeng YangInstitute of Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Hanqing LiCollege of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Zhuoyu LiInstitute of Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Shanxi University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No.32072220, 82072718the Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology No. YDZX20201400001436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease and has become a growing public health concern worldwide. Polyphenols may improve high-fat diet (HFD)-related NAFLD. Our previous study found that ferulic acid (FA) and p-coumaric acid (p-CA) were the polyphenols with the highest content in foxtail millet. In this study, we investigated the mechanism underlying the impact of ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid (FA/p-CA) on non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD). The association of FA and p-CA with fatty liver was first analyzed by network pharmacology. Synergistic ameliorating of NAFLD by FA and p-CA was verified in oleic acid (OA) and palmitic acid (PA) (FFA)-treated hepatocytes. Meanwhile, FA/p-CA suppressed final body weight and TG content and improved liver dysfunction in HFD-induced NAFLD mice. Mechanistically, our data indicated that FA and p-CA bind to histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) to inhibit its expression. The results showed that peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARG), which is positively related to HDAC1, was inhibited by FA/p-CA, and further suppressed fatty acid binding protein (FABP) and fatty acid translocase (CD36). It suggests that FA/p-CA ameliorate NAFLD by inhibiting free fatty acid uptake via the HDAC1/PPARG axis, which may provide potential dietary supplements and drugs for prevention of NAFLD.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsCD36 AntigensCoumaric AcidsDiet, High-FatFatty Acids, NonesterifiedHistone Deacetylase 1Lipid MetabolismLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPolyphenolsPPAR gammaCD36 AntigensCoumaric AcidsFatty Acids, Nonesterifiedferulic acidHistone Deacetylase 1p-coumaric acidPolyphenolsPPAR gammaferulic acidfree fatty acid uptakeNAFLDp-coumaric acid

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PMID36499624
PMCPMC9736187
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